Lawyers fuck it up for everyone

Read this story and/or watch the video.

So this ship was carrying 4700 brand new Mazda cars and had a little accident. The ship didn't capsize and the majority of the cars shown in the video look to be very slightly damaged or not damaged AT ALL. Instead of trying to sell or part out the cars Mazda is having all 4700 crushed and scrapped. Does that make any sense to you at all? It's not like these cars were at the bottom of the ocean, most of them remained high and drive inside the hull of ship suffering maybe some minor body damage from smacking into one another. But Mazda claims they can't sell these cars because of the potential legal liability and the possible "erosion of brand image" that could be caused. Fine, I can understand not wanting to deal with the hassle of selling the cars as a whole but why not part them out? During the video they show some guy deploying the airbags on a car prior to it being crushed. Most car dealers charge HUNDREDS of dollars to replace deployed air bags...oh wait more legal liability there. Body panels, glass, interior pieces.....engines; you can't tell me that there's no value there that could outweigh potential liablity.

It just sounds so wasteful, which will surprise the hell out of some people that are reading this since "concerned about being wasteful" is generally not a statement that would be attributed to me.

This story will probably piss off my sister a whole lot. First because she needs to buy a new cheap car and a slightly damp Mazda 3 for a good price would work out nicely. And second, she's about the most environmentally conscious person I know AND she's a lawyer. Hey Sis! Stop killing the fucking planet with your wasteful litigation....lol.